Athol, Ontario (1891 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,284. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1891, Athol had a population of 1,284: 642 male and 642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Athol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,284 total population, 642 females, 642 males, 612 married persons, 323 families, 307 married females, 305 married males, 62 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 610 single persons under 18, 314 single males under 18, 296 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 322 houses, 322 occupied houses, 282 houses of 1 story, 260 houses built of wood, 187 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses built of brick, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 54,502 pounds of homemade butter, 27,156 bushels of peas, 23,902 acres of land in farms, 23,880 bushels of barley, 20,857 bushels of oats, 19,923 acres of improved land in farms, 17,643 bushels of corn, 15,519 acres of farmland under crops, 12,721 bushels of buckwheat, 11,776 bushels of potatoes, 9,518 bushels of rye, 9,483 chickens, 7,759 bushels of winter wheat, 3,979 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,587 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,515 bushels of spring wheat, 3,262 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,010 tons of hay, 2,602 acres of hay crops, 2,207 bushels of turnips, 1,640 acres of barley, 1,185 acres of oats, 1,165 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,115 swine, 1,096 sheep, 1,084 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 971 milk cows, 860 acres of wheat, 817 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 769 other cattle, 719 horses aged over 3 years, 716 sheep slaughtered or sold, 625 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 393 cattle killed or sold, 303 occupants of farms, 234 farm occupants who own their land, 225 bushels of beans, 225 horses aged 3 years and under, 208 geese, 185 acres of potatoes, 158 ducks, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 106 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 turkeys, 68 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Athol, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on113002-1891/.